Reviews tagging 'Colonisation'

New Moon by Stephenie Meyer

4 reviews

tepidgirlsummer's review against another edition

dark sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.0

I forgot how much of a slog it is to get through this one.

I’m in the throes of a Twilight Saga reread. New Moon has always been my least favorite book, but I’d forgotten why. I sort of remembered it being boring, but thought maybe I hadn’t read it with the right perspective the first few times. I have a greater appreciation for emotional nuance than I did in my very early 20s, and several fellow Ratties defended this installment as important to understand the emotional bond between Bella and Jacob in the future books.

But holy moly is this book a snooze fest. It’s probably about 150-200 pages too long. And aging has only made me even more weirded out by how much Stephenie Meyer normalized these extremely codependent and manipulative relationships. Also, there is virtually no plot. I think this one is supposed to be more character-driven, but there’s hardly any character development after the first couple hundred pages.

I liked Twilight more this time around than I did previously. I remember Eclipse being my favorite, so hopefully that reread doesn’t disappoint.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Grief, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death, Blood, Vomit, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Colonisation and Classism

phouka's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Abandonment, and Colonisation

ptitirodactyle's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Genocide, Hate crime, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Grief, Stalking, Murder, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Racism, Blood, Cultural appropriation, and Colonisation

Minor: War

merah's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Abandonment

Moderate: Addiction, Death, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Blood, Murder, Gaslighting, and Colonisation

Minor: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Racism, Torture, and Violence